The Do Re Mi's of Everyday Life: The Structure and Personality Correlates of Music Preferences

The present research examined individual differences in music preferences. A series of 6 studies investigated lay beliefs about music, the structure underlying music preferences, and the links between music preferences and personality. The data indicated that people consider music an important aspec...

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Published in:Journal of personality and social psychology 2003-06, Vol.84 (6), p.1236-1256
Main Authors: Rentfrow, Peter J, Gosling, Samuel D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Affectivity. Emotion
Applied psychology
Arts. Literature
Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
Choice Behavior
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Difference
Everyday life
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Individual Differences
Intelligence tests
Lay conceptions
Life Style
Lifestyles
Male
Music
Openness
Personality
Personality Correlates
Personality. Affectivity
Political affiliation
Political attitudes
Preferences
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regions
Self Concept
Social psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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